NEW DELHI: As many as 13 states and union territories have appointed special nodal police officer each for addressing issues of Kashmiri students studying in their respective territory in the wake of alleged attacks on them in campuses.
The states and UTs which so far have appointed police nodal officer for Kashmiri students are Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Chandigarh, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Sikkim, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
“There have been reports of attacks on and misbehaviour with Kashmiri students studying in different states. Appointment of nodal officer for Kashmiri students will give a sense of security and comfort to them,” a Home Ministry official said.
However, a number of states like Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Maharashtra and Karnataka, where sizeable number of Kashmiri students study in different institutes, have not responded to the Union Home Ministry’s request for appointing special police nodal officer. (AGENCIES)
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